collide C2 Topic:Verbs of Movement US /kəˈlaɪd/ UK /kəˈlaɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #17253 Meanings 1 verb To crash into something with force. The two cars collided at the busy intersection. 2 verb To come into conflict or be incompatible. Their views on money often collided during the meeting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to crash into something... clash 2 verb · to come into conflict or be... clash Word family Forms collidedcollidescolliding Derived forms collidernoncollidingrecollideuncollideduncolliding Related forms collision Common collocations collide with Verb + preposition/particle Etymology AI details From Latin collidere (“to strike or clash together”), from com- (“together”) + laedere (“to strike, dash against, hurt”); see lesion. collidere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # collide **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kəˈlaɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈlaɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 17253 ## Meanings 1. To crash into something with force. 2. To come into conflict or be incompatible. ## Examples - The two cars collided at the busy intersection. - Their views on money often collided during the meeting. ## Synonyms - clash ## Derived Forms - collider - noncolliding - recollide - uncollided - uncolliding ## Related Forms - collision ## Roots and Affixes - Root: collidere - Affix: col- - with ## Etymology From Latin collidere (“to strike or clash together”), from com- (“together”) + laedere (“to strike, dash against, hurt”); see lesion. ## AI Etymology Collide is from Latin collidere (“to strike or clash together”), from com- (“together”) + laedere (“to strike, dash against, hurt”); see lesion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include collidere (Latin). Current senses include to crash into something with force and to come into conflict or be incompatible. The wider family includes derived forms such as collider, noncolliding, recollide, uncollided, and uncolliding and related words such as collision. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown